Do you love working with volunteers?  Are you inspired by matching their support with opportunities that will make a tangible positive impact on breaking the cycle of homelessness?  Are you good at gathering information and organising people? If so, we would love to hear from you! 

This brand new role is dedicated to coordinating volunteers to help deliver our services, campaigns and events – helping with recruitment, logistics, stewardship and communications.  You will be playing a key part in helping to look after and grow our volunteers, ensure volunteering processes are smooth and efficient, and identify volunteering needs and roles.

Social Bite wouldn’t be able to do what we do without volunteers helping us across the organisation, from our services and social impact projects through to our fundraising campaigns and events. This new role is dedicated to centralised coordination of their recruitment, management, stewardship and communications.  The role has been created to help us nurture and grow our volunteer base, ensure our volunteering needs are being met, make the most of volunteering opportunities, and ensure volunteering processes are smooth and efficient.  Having this in place is key to our strategy.

We are looking for someone passionate about volunteering, who is organised with good customer service skills, to join the friendly, creative and go-getting team at Social Bite as we take the next steps towards our vision of ending homelessness together. 

Your immediate focus will be on our Christmas campaign – the Festival of Kindness - where we need volunteers across Scotland and in London to help us deliver an initiative that will provide hundreds of thousands of Christmas meals, winter food packs, gifts and essential items – as well as accommodation – to people experiencing homelessness and food poverty.

Key responsibilities and duties

Identifying opportunities

Essential:

• Map out volunteering needs across all teams and projects, for example:
  • Social impact: free food provision service, central kitchen function, signposting support, Christmas dinners
  • Campaigns and events: event marshals; manning stalls; representing the charity at city-centre installations in shifts throughout the month of December; picking and sorting of donated items at a warehouse; gift wrapping etc.
  • Other: skills-sharing

Desired:

• Creating and updating a ‘volunteering menu’ with things that volunteers can help with – ranging from service delivery to campaigns and events, options for weekdays vs. evenings and weekends, what can be done in-person vs. remotely.

Volunteer recruitment

• Drafting role profiles and adverts for volunteering positions across the organisation – both year-round and campaign-specific
• Being the point of contact for all volunteering enquiries, including:
  • Corporate partner employees or supporters responding to volunteer role adverts
  • Members of the public proactively offering to volunteer in general
• Providing information for content for volunteer recruitment social media posts and mailchimps
• Ensure correct recruitment procedures are following eg. references, risk assessments, exit interviews where relevant.
• To maintain pool of on-call regular volunteers who can help at short notice, help with holiday cover etc.

Logistics

• Creating and organising schedules and shifts / rotas: placing volunteers into positions and knowing and communicating who is doing what and when, filling gaps and having back-ups for potential drop-outs. 
• Communicating with volunteers to let them know / remind them where to be and when, answer FAQs
• Communicating with Social Bite staff in the shops about the rota and cover for free food provision
• Communicating with the Social Impact team about any issues or support needs that might arise

Policies and procedures

• Ensure volunteers have completed all health & safety and confidentiality forms, are familiar with safe-guarding and expense-claiming policies and processes
• To liaise with unit managers to make sure that all volunteers are inducted in their roles where relevant
• To ensure volunteers get the training they need for their role, if relevant.  For example, working closely with the Social Impact Team to ensure that trusting and positive relationships are built and a trauma-informed approach is being used when working with supported volunteers.

Stewardship and communications

Essential:

• Building relationships with volunteers, thanking and updating and recognising them, celebrating them on National Volunteer Week etc.
• Keep a database of all volunteers – both long-term and campaign-only, following GDPR requirements

Desired:

• To develop and implement a calendar of activity of key events and milestones (such as Volunteers Week) and plot out key steps in the volunteer journey from induction through to thanking, to ensure efficient communication and engagement
• To work with the Comms Manager on a volunteers’ newsletter and include volunteers in the collection of content including experiences, stories, images and videos.

Strategy

Desired:

• To help shape and implement a volunteering strategy
• To explore a Volunteer Programme accreditation / award

Person specification

Experience and knowledge

• Experience in working with groups of volunteers in a professional capacity

• Basic knowledge of charity law

Skills

• Excellent time & priority management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Ability to proactively acquire information from colleagues to assess what is needed
• Ability to collate, analyse and evaluate that information and use it to inform a plan and next steps
• Ability to build relationships with a wide variety of individuals to achieve positive outcomes and establish sustainable relationships

Ethos and approach

• Confident in proactively reaching out to colleagues and volunteers to acquire and share information
• Flexible and solution-focused
• Passion for the cause and a commitment to working as part of a team on a mission to help end homelessness.
• Ability to represent the work of Social Bite to the public with commitment and integrity.
• A willingness and commitment to undertake the role in a professional manner and maintain high-quality work at all times.
• To help promote an effective, positive and constructive team culture, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Relationships:

Internal:

• Director of Fundraising and Partnerships
• Head of Social Impact
• Communications Manager
• Campaigns Manager
• Wider Fundraising and MarComms team
• Wider Social Impact team
• Shop managers and staff

External

• Volunteers
• Corporate partner employees who are volunteering
• Social Bite supporters

Job Title: Befriending Plus Service Coordinator

Hours:              28 hrs p/wk over either 4 or 5 days

Contract: 1 year, in the first instance

Salary: £28,206 pro-rata

Reports to: Better at Home Leader

Purpose of Job:

To be responsible for the delivery of Age UK Wandsworth’s “Befriending Plus” Service. This project, commissioned by the Council and now funded for a second year, works with older housebound and isolated people, who are living alone or as carers aged over 60 in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

The service seeks to alleviate loneliness and social isolation and create practical support for older people by matching them with volunteer visitors for companionship and practical help. The volunteers visit for a specified time each week and also help the older people to access other relevant statutory and voluntary organisations and services.

What we can offer:

• A warm welcome from our small and friendly team of staff and volunteers and our hypo-allergenic office dog.
• A busy work place where no day is ever the same and the opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of older people in Wandsworth.
• The opportunity for an organised, experienced and energetic person to really develop this vital project.
• An experienced staff and trustee leadership team who believe in the value of personal and professional development.

Closing date: Wednesday 17 November at noon

Interviews: Monday 22 November

Age UK Wandsworth is committed to safeguarding all those in our care. All offers are subject to satisfactory references and DBS check. CVs will not be considered.

We are looking for a full time Centre Coordinator who is passionate about creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people in a dedicated space. In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis. This entails a range of responsibilities that focuses on engagement and positive member experience. You will need to have the ability to both organise and prioritise own workload and work flexibly and pro-actively.

About Open Age:

Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating over 25 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run over 380 different activities for older people from our own three centres and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our members, and in doing so address the issue of loneliness and isolation among older people.

We are looking for a full time Senior Centre Coordinator who is passionate about creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people in a dedicated space. In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis. This entails a range of responsibilities that focuses on engagement and positive member experience. You will need to have the ability to both organise and prioritise own workload and work flexibly and pro-actively.

About Open Age:

Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating over 25 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run over 380 different activities for older people from our own three centres and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our members, and in doing so address the issue of loneliness and isolation among older people.

We are currently looking for a full-time Project Coordinator to oversee our projects in the London borough of Westminster. This role is based both ‘on the ground’ and with associated admin to be done from home or the office. Reading sessions with families are conducted on doorsteps instead of in families’ homes for the time being. 

For the first 6-12 months you will be on the ground running projects. As Doorstep Library expands, you will transition away from running the projects on a weekly basis to focus on setting up new ones. There will still be plenty of opportunity to be on the ground reading with families.

You will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families and you will have outstanding interpersonal skills to build relationships with both our dedicated volunteers and the whole family. You will inspire a love of reading in the children we visit, and be a friendly face for their parents/carers, providing support and information where needed. Seeing so many excited faces when you turn up at the door makes this a very rewarding role!

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We are recruiting for someone to join us as Place-based Physical Activity Project Manager on a 3 year FTC.

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

Overview of the role purpose

I am a physical activity/health specialist delivering an important project to increase opportunities for people severely affected by mental illness and their carers to be physically active; supporting people to improve their physical health and quality of life.

Working in two alliance areas, I have a deep-rooted understanding of each place, the existing infrastructure in relation to physical activity opportunities, local community groups and an understanding of the changes required to the system to ensure physical activity is effectively and sustainably embedded.

I have a sound understanding of co-production and actively engage with experts by experience to co-produce local interventions to support people to improve their physical health.

I will work closely with the Physical Activity Programme Manager to deliver the place-based physical activity programme. I will also work closely with the Community Mental Health Unit managers in the alliance areas to ensure a joined-up approach.

Additionally, I work closely with internal teams to ensure awareness and understanding of the project, including, co-production, operations, communications, and wider Policy & Practice teams.

Regular travel to the alliance areas will be required where necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role.

What will you be doing?

•  I will develop an in-depth understanding of the physical activity and mental health community support landscape in each place, including identifying the key stakeholders in delivery and influencing.
• I engage with local stakeholders and experts by experience to understand the existing community mental health pathway, understand the needs and barriers, and identify opportunities to embed physical activity into the system.
• I recruit a network of experts by experience to co-produce interventions with experts by training and local stakeholders
• I develop relationships with a range of stakeholders across the clinical, community, voluntary and physical activity sector, including but not limited to;
  • Relevant departments within local authorities (i.e. Public Health, sport and physical activity, parks and green spaces, leisure)
  • Active Partnerships
  • Local community and faith groups
  • Peer support groups
  • Mental health services
  • Physical activity providers
  • Community mental health teams
  • Healthcare professionals (i.e. GPs, pharmacists)
• I feed into wider policy and influencing, working closely with the Physical Activity Programme Manager to create system-wide change and embed physical activity into the community mental health pathway.
• I advocate and educate the mental health sector on the benefits of being physically active.
• I consider opportunities to ensure 1:1 personalised physical activity support for people severely affected by mental illness, such as introducing a physical activity navigation function into each area.
• I put co-production at the heart of what I do and actively promote and identify opportunities to co-produce, working closely with the co-production team.
• I identify opportunities to disseminate support (resources, training, webinars, etc.) and co-produce these where possible.
• I feed into the programme evaluation and support with local data collection.
• I regularly report highlights, risks, issues, challenges, and budget to the Physical Activity Programme Manager.
• Ability to plan, deliver, facilitate and influence stakeholders both in-person and remotely.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• I am a health/mental health/co-production/physical activity professional with demonstrable experience working in the sector.
• Experience of delivering high impact projects.
• Experience of working with beneficiaries and a variety of internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver creative initiatives to change behaviours.
• Experience of getting stakeholders buy-in and communicating progress of delivery.
• Excellent communication skills to produce progress reports and present updates and findings.
• I can build effective relationships regardless of seniority.
• I work proactively and collaboratively with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders to achieve outcomes and impacts.
• I am resilient and able to work flexibly and dynamically to meet the demands of the project and manage unforeseen challenges.
• I am able to prioritise workload demands and positively respond to unforeseen challenges.
• I have a passion for improving the physical health of people severely affected by mental illness

The safety and wellbeing of our service users and colleagues is our first priority, which is why it is now a condition of employment for anyone joining us that they have either had the recommended Covid-19 vaccine or agree to have it when offered by the NHS. You can find more information on our approach and why we have made this important decision in our attached Covid-19 vaccination information document.The safety and wellbeing of our service users and colleagues is our first priority, which is why it is now a condition of employment for anyone joining us that they have either had the recommended Covid-19 vaccine or agree to have it when offered by the NHS. You can find more information on our approach and why we have made this important decision in our attached Covid-19 vaccination information document.

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your skills with the chance to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £29,485.09 to £32,025.17 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Your "Rethink Day" - one day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Examinations Coordinator
Aldgate, London
Full-time, 35 hours per week

We have a fantastic administrative opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join a Royal Medical College in the Exams Department. The role is responsible for the day-to-day organisation of the College exams, alongside two other coordinators.

If you enjoy working in a small team, have great communication skills with an eye for detail and accuracy, and are committed to excellent customer service, this is an ideal role for you. 

Responsibilities:

• Organising venues and facilities for exams
• Liaising with examiners and candidates
• Processing candidate applications and fees
• Preparing question papers and exam materials
• Attending and invigilating exams
• Preparing reports on exam results

Pathology is at the heart of modern healthcare. Pathologists work to prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor diseases and are involved in the diagnosis of disorders affecting every organ of the body, from before birth to after death. The majority of tests requested by doctors will be performed and interpreted by a clinical scientist or medically qualified pathologist. 

The Royal College of Pathologists is a professional membership organisation with over 11,000 members who are doctors and scientists working in hospitals, universities and laboratories in the UK and overseas. We work with pathologists at every stage of their career – from setting curricula, organising training and running exams, to approving job descriptions, publishing best-practice guidance and providing continuing professional development. 

We offer attractive staff benefits including 25 days annual leave rising with length of service, an employee discount scheme, season ticket loans, as well as a defined benefit company pension scheme.  The College values diversity, welcoming applications from everyone.

Please submit your CV and a completed Supporting Information Form with your application, in order to be considered for the role. Further information can be found on our website when you click to apply.

Please note that applications will be considered on an ongoing basis, and candidates may be contacted before the closing date.

The closing date for applications is 9am, 3 November 2021. 

Please note that all staff are currently working remotely and the interviews will be carried out online through video calls.

Full or part time; 28–35 hours per week

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Governance Coordinator, responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Board of Trustees’ work.

In this role, you will provide robust and efficient governance support and advice, as well as coordinate and support the formal governance functions of UNICEF UK. These include the Board of Trustees meetings, the Audit & Risk Committee, and the other committee and governance-level working groups in which Trustees are involved. You will help to ensure the highest standards of governance are upheld and that UNICEF UK fulfils its legal and regulatory obligations. In addition, you will work closely with Executive Team to proactively support and coordinate their contributions to governance activities.

Our successful candidate will have experience in supporting the work of Boards of Trustees or governance committees and, preferably, of coordinating the entire governance function. You will have proven experience in planning or project management, as well as an understanding of good governance and best practice in the charity sector.

Closing date: 11:59pm, Sunday 24 October 2021.

Interview date: Thursday 4 November via video conferencing.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Background

Shared Lives Plus is the UK membership charity for more than 6,000 Shared Lives carers, 150 Shared Lives schemes and a growing network of over 25 local Homeshare organisations. Our vision is a kinder, stronger society built on sharing our lives and our homes. We help build communities where everyone lives a full life, regardless of the support they need. We do this by turning Shared Lives and Homeshare into thriving, mainstream options, with all the right structures in place to support and guide those who want to share their lives and homes.

We have recently secured funding to further develop Homeshare in the UK in areas of the country that are currently not well serviced by our existing network.

This is a key operational role within our new service delivery team and the primary focus will be the development of a sustainable Homeshare programme in the North West. This role also contributes to the further development of knowledge, expertise and practical resourses that will support the wider Homeshare UK network.  

Shared Lives Plus is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do.  

We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives.  We are focused on equality and believe that all the fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.

Job Objectives

This overarching objectives of this role include:

• Support set up and promotion of a Homeshare programme in the North West
• Deliver the day-to-day activities of the programme including; recruiting, matching, and supporting Homeshare participants
• Promote the Homeshare model widely across the region
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholder groups
• Support the development of key resourse for the programme including an online management tool.
• Use learning from the project to support the development of new guidance for the wider network

Main duties and responsibilities

1. To develop the infrastructure for a Homeshare programme in the North West.

1. Working within the Homeshare UK, Quality Assurance Framework and Good Practice Guidance develop appropriate processes and paperwork for the delivery of the Homeshare programme.
2. Support the development of a CRM system and monitoring tools to help manage the programme and to capture information about participants.
3. Support the development of project policy for the delivery of Homeshare.
4. Develop links with key local stakeholders who can be potential referral partners to the programme
5. Support the collection and collation of underpinning feasibility information for the region including focus groups sessions with older people, potential Homesharers and wider key stakeholders.

2.Day to day operational delivery of the Homeshare programme.

1. Recruit potential Householders to the Homeshare programme
2. Recruit potential Homesharers to the Homeshare programme
3. Assess the suitability of applicants and work with them to understand their needs, expectations, and suitability for participation.
4. Assess the suitability of the property to be shared. 
5. Take the lead on safeguarding checks for Householders and Homesharers, including references and DBS checks
6. Make appropriate Homeshare matches and negotiate the terms of the Homeshare agreement between participants
7. Provide ongoing monitoring and support to the Homeshare match
8. Liaise with any third-party stakeholders involved in the Homeshare match as appropriate e.g., Health care professionals, domiciliary care providers, family members
9. Keep accurate records of Homeshare activity in the North West and provide regular verbal and written reports and information.

3.Help raise awareness of the Homeshare programme in the North West, the Homehsare model, Homeshare UK and the wider Homeshare community.

1. Promote the Homeshare programme locally though approprte channels to potential participants and wider stakhodlers including Health and Social care profresionals.
2. Actively promote the Homeshare programme through our existing social media channels and by providing regular content for the Homeshare UK website
3. Support the wider work of HSUK and the HSUK Communications Officer by helping coordinate effective and timely engagement between the Homeshare participants, media, and PR opportunities.
4. Attend any conferences, seminars and meetings representing Homeshare UK and promoting the pilot project through delivery of talks, briefings, and round table discussion at both local and national level

4.General

1. Working with the HSUK Team help Identify need and scope for new resources including learning materials, guidance updates, and training that will be beneficial to the wider Homeshare sector
2. Actively support the collection of data, case studies and provide content for the annual Homeshare Sector Reports
3. Actively engage with the Homeshare UK network attending monthly practice meetings, training events and annual conference
4. Work in accordance with Shared Lives Plus aims, objectives, policies, and procedures and promote a positive image of the organisations and its members
5. Engage in continuous self-development and training
6. Promote diversity, equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice and Human Rights
7.  Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required, commensurate with the level of the post.
8. Please note that this role is homebased with extensive travel in the North West and occasional travel to our head office in Liverpool and potentially other locations in the UK.

We are seeking a dedicated, dynamic and self-motivated individual with experience in managing and developing volunteering in a not-for-profit organisation.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a day hospice with big aspirations to grow our care services in the local community, increasing the reach of our service provision and making a real difference to the lives of those we care for.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing and managing volunteers in a similar role, with excellent communication and management skills.

This is a permanent role paying a full-time equivalent of up to £35,000 per annum, depending on experience. You will receive 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with length of service. We also offer an employer contributory pension scheme and free on-site parking.

The Role - Field Operations Coordinator Calais

We are recruiting a Field Operations Coordinator to join our team on the ground in Calais.  You will coordinate the work of 20-30 volunteers who support thousands of refugees who are sleeping rough in incredibly harsh conditions.  This is an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand experience of overseas humanitarian aid delivery under complex and stressful conditions. While this is a challenging position, you will be given a thorough induction and work alongside other experienced team members.

There are complex challenges to meeting the varying needs of thousands of refugees spread across northern France and Belgium. The people we support depend on NGOs for their day to day survival; we deliver food, clothes, sleeping bags and tents; we provide phone charging, phone and bike repairs, first aid, activities and emotional support.  Candidates will need naturally strong organisational skills and have the temperament to make numerous important, compassionate decisions every day.

With a changing team of more than 500 volunteers assisting us in 2021, the relationships you build with your volunteers will be critical to the success of this role.  We have recruited some strong team leaders who are highly valued and truly live our values.

The Field Operations Coordinator will be required to coordinate operations and lead teams of volunteers distributing aid to refugees in challenging situations. In addition, you will run warehouse operations and logistics; manage and motivate groups of volunteers; liaise with other NGOs and local authorities; report to management on the above.

The refugee crisis is politically controversial, and the debate and sensitivity around this topic can be intense.  An awareness of the risks and consequences of public actions and statements by our personnel is therefore necessary.

Our Ideal Candidate

The candidate needs to display evident leadership ability, a high level of organisation and the capability to act with initiative and drive in various situations. Requires a positive mental attitude with a warm, friendly persona who will motivate and enable volunteers to complete challenging jobs and coordinate service delivery. Also needs to be aware of risk management and safety issues, safeguarding and compliance.  Will be required to present a collaborative attitude towards other NGOs.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities & Functions

Lead distributions of essential supplies and clothing, ensuring volunteer safety through calm confident leadership. Will be able to clearly brief volunteer teams on safety procedures and structured distributions within informal settlements. Will possess ability to assess threats and reduce tensions through appropriate body language and measured verbal communication with a variety of cultures and backgrounds.

Coordinate the work of volunteers, managing volunteer motivation and expectations, and encouraging best practise and inspiring optimal behaviours.  Can challenge and motivate people to approach new situations whilst recognising individual limitations and difficulties. Will enable a good working environment by mediating volunteer differences and leading by example with acceptance of various attitudes, backgrounds and cultures, recognising that each volunteer can contribute if utilised appropriately.

Represent the charity at external meetings and contribute to its overall aims and objectives.

Please provide a covering letter that explains why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work for Care4Calais - we will only consider applications that are accompanied by a covering letter.

Please note that due to the high number of applications received we will only reply if we are taking your application forward. We sincerely apologise for this and thank you for your interest in our charity.

Background

Shared Lives Plus is the UK membership charity for more than 6,000 Shared Lives carers, 150 Shared Lives schemes and a growing network of over 25 local Homeshare organisations. Our vision is a kinder, stronger society built on sharing our lives and our homes. We help build communities where everyone lives a full life, regardless of the support they need. We do this by turning Shared Lives and Homeshare into thriving, mainstream options, with all the right structures in place to support and guide those who want to share their lives and homes.

We have recently secured funding to further develop Homeshare in the UK in areas of the country that are currently not well serviced by our existing network.

This is a key operational role within our new service delivery team and the primary focus will be the development of a sustainable Homeshare programme in the Northeast. This role also contributes to the further development of knowledge, expertise and practical resources that will support the wider Homeshare UK network.

Shared Lives Plus is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do.  

We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives.  We are focused on equality and believe that all the fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.

Job Objectives

This overarching objectives of this role include:

• Support set up and promotion of a Homeshare programme in the North East
• Deliver the day-to-day activities of the programme including; recruiting, matching, and supporting Homeshare participants
• Promote the Homeshare model widely across the region
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholder groups
• Support the development of key resources for the programme including an online management tool.
• Use learning from the project to support the development of new guidance for the wider HSUK network

Main duties and responsibilities

1. To develop the infrastructure for a Homeshare programme in the Northeast.

1. Working within the Homeshare UK, Quality Assurance Framework and Good Practice Guidance develop appropriate processes and paperwork for the delivery of the Homeshare programme.
2. Support the development of a CRM system and monitoring tools to help manage the programme and to capture information about participants.
3. Support the development of project policy for the delivery of Homeshare.
4. Develop links with key local stakeholders who can be potential referral partners to the programme
5. Support the collection and collation of underpinning feasibility information for the region including focus groups sessions with older people, potential Homesharers and wider key stakeholders.

2.Day to day operational delivery of the Homeshare programme.

1. Recruit potential Householders to the Homeshare programme
2. Recruit potential Homesharers to the Homeshare programme
3. Assess the suitability of applicants and work with them to understand their needs, expectations, and suitability for participation.
4. Assess the suitability of the property to be shared. 
5. Take the lead on safeguarding checks for Householders and Homesharers, including references and DBS checks
6. Make appropriate Homeshare matches and negotiate the terms of the Homeshare agreement between participants
7. Provide ongoing monitoring and support to the Homeshare match
8. Liaise with any third-party stakeholders involved in the Homeshare match as appropriate e.g., Health care professionals, domiciliary care providers, family members
9. Keep accurate records of Homeshare activity in the Northeast and provide regular verbal and written reports and information.

3.Help raise awareness of the Homeshare programme in the North East, the Homehsare model, Homeshare UK and the wider Homeshare community.

1. Promote the Homeshare programme locally though approprte channels to potential participants and wider stakhodlers including Health and Social care profresionals.
2. Actively promote the Homeshare programme through our existing social media channels and by providing regular content for the Homeshare UK website
3. Support the wider work of HSUK and the HSUK Communications Officer by helping coordinate effective and timely engagement between the Homeshare participants, media, and PR opportunities.
4. Attend any conferences, seminars and meetings representing Homeshare UK and promoting the pilot project through delivery of talks, briefings, and round table discussion at both local and national level

4.General

1. Working with the HSUK Team help Identify need and scope for new resources including learning materials, guidance updates, and training that will be beneficial to the wider Homeshare sector
2. Actively support the collection of data, case studies and provide content for the annual Homeshare Sector Reports
3. Actively engage with the Homeshare UK network attending monthly practice meetings, training events and annual conference
4. Work in accordance with Shared Lives Plus aims, objectives, policies, and procedures and promote a positive image of the organisations and its members
5. Engage in continuous self-development and training
6. Promote diversity, equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice and Human Rights
7.  Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required, commensurate with the level of the post. 

8. Please note that this role is homebased with extensive travel in the North East and occasional travel to our head office in Liverpool and potentially other locations in the UK.

We are looking for an experienced project coordinator and OISC supervisor OISC L2 (OISC L3 desirable) or solicitor with equivalent qualification for an exciting position leading our Open Access immigration advice service for migrants at risk.

The post holder will manage and supervise a team of OISC level 2 immigration advisors providing specialist immigration advice and casework to migrants at risk in London, with a special provision for Tower Hamlets residents.

You will play a key role in coordinating this project, ensuring our service reaches those in most need. You will hold a small caseload of cases feeding into our advocacy and campaign work.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

For an application pack or if you want to know more about the role visit our website.

Please note - we do not accept CVs and or cover letters.

Scheme Coordinator

Newent, Gloucestershire

c£20,500 dependant on skills and knowledge

6 month Fixed Term Contract

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Our client is a progressive and forward-thinking housing association driven by a mission of ‘creating great homes and supporting communities’. There are five values which underpin this – Integrity, Collaboration, Ambition, Respect and Ethics.

They are particularly proud to have earned 11th place in the Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Best Not for Profit Organisations to Work For’ and we have held the Investors in People ‘Gold’ accreditation for several years now.

They’re currently recruiting for a Scheme Coordinator to support the team in delivering an enhanced housing management service for vulnerable tenants within a number of their sheltered schemes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Accompanying prospective tenants to visit the scheme, explaining what is on offer, advising of the terms and conditions and ensuring the rights and responsibilities are understood. 

• Undertaking tenancy sign-ups, welcoming them and completing basic paperwork and administrative tasks. 

• Carry out visits to ensure their accommodation is safe and report any issues or concerns.

• Conducting monthly health and safety inspections of properties, both internal  and external. 

• Helping to resolve any issues and minimise any low level tenancy or estate  management issues.

They’re looking for someone with:

• Experience of working in a similar customer focussed role 

• Ability to manage own workload and delegate tasks as required 

• Experience of working within the social housing sector would be advantageous

• Computer literate 

• Flexible working approach with the ability to work outside of business hours as required.
   

A full UK driving license and access to a car